Number of participants
117
Total responses
85
Total questions
17
Respondent Roles
| Question | Top 5 Ranking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Ranking plots | |
| Should routine antibiotic therapy be used in patients with mpox and extensive skin lesions or exfoliation in the absence of clinical cellulitis? | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 |  |
| What is the best treatment for uncomplicated cutaneous abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 |  |
| Should salt baths or topical local anaesthetic be used to relieve pain from genital or anorectal lesions in patients with mpox? | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |  |
| Should normal saline or other [lidocaine, antiseptic] be used for mouth or throat sores and/or pain in patients with mpox? | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 |  |
| What is the best treatment for skin exfoliation in patients with mpox? | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 |  |
| What first line analgesia should be given to patients with mpox, and in which sequence should additional analgesics be added? | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |  |
| What is the best management of dyspepsia in mpox? | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |  |
| Should presumptive treatment with metronidazole be used in patients with mpox and diarrhoea who have recently received extended courses of antibiotics? | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |  |
| Should systemic corticosteroids and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatories be used in the treatment of lymphadenopathy in patients with mpox? | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 |  |
| Which treatments for eye pain and redness should be routinely used for patients with mpox? | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 |  |
| What is the best treatment for retropharyngeal abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 |  |
| What treatment should be given for patients with anxiety/agitation and mpox? | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 |  |
| What first line treatment should be given for nausea and vomiting in patients with mpox? | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |  |
| Should antihelminth therapy (for example mebendazole) be routinely given to patients with mpox? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |  |
| Should vitamin A supplementation be routinely given to patients with mpox? | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 |  |
| What treatment should be given for patients with sleep disturbance and mpox? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |  |
Source: WHO. |
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| Question | Top 5 Ranking | Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Mean score | Average score | |
| Should routine antibiotic therapy be used in patients with mpox and extensive skin lesions or exfoliation in the absence of clinical cellulitis? | 26 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.1 | |
| What is the best treatment for uncomplicated cutaneous abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.7 | |
| Should salt baths or topical local anaesthetic be used to relieve pain from genital or anorectal lesions in patients with mpox? | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3.6 | |
| Should normal saline or other [lidocaine, antiseptic] be used for mouth or throat sores and/or pain in patients with mpox? | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3.1 | |
| What is the best treatment for skin exfoliation in patients with mpox? | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | |
| What first line analgesia should be given to patients with mpox, and in which sequence should additional analgesics be added? | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.0 | |
| What is the best management of dyspepsia in mpox? | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.8 | |
| Should presumptive treatment with metronidazole be used in patients with mpox and diarrhoea who have recently received extended courses of antibiotics? | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2.8 | |
| Should systemic corticosteroids and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatories be used in the treatment of lymphadenopathy in patients with mpox? | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2.8 | |
| Which treatments for eye pain and redness should be routinely used for patients with mpox? | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2.7 | |
| What is the best treatment for retropharyngeal abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2.7 | |
| What treatment should be given for patients with anxiety/agitation and mpox? | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2.6 | |
| What first line treatment should be given for nausea and vomiting in patients with mpox? | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | |
| Should antihelminth therapy (for example mebendazole) be routinely given to patients with mpox? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2.4 | |
| Should vitamin A supplementation be routinely given to patients with mpox? | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2.2 | |
| What treatment should be given for patients with sleep disturbance and mpox? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2.1 | |
Source: WHO.. Score assigned from 5 to 1 based on ranking. |
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